World War II Honoree

Frank L. Barnes

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Peckville, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE ARMY COMBAT ENGINEERS. THE RECIPIENT OF BATTLE RIBBONS FOR THE BATTLE OF THE RHINE RIVER AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, WHERE HE AND HIS UNIT WERE ISOLATED FOR WEEKS AND HOSPITALIZED FOR FROSTBITE. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE RELEASE OF PRISONERS FROM THE CONCENTRATION CAMP AT BUCHENWALD.